Add or remove parts and relationships directly in the user interface.

The extension prompts the user to reload the file without having to close any open XML part editors

Detect when a Package file that is opened in Visual Studio is modified externally.

Open any XML part directly in Visual Studio's rich XML editor.

Browse the contents of Package files in a tree view.Open any Open XML Package file or XPS Package file directly by drag and drop in Visual Studio.The default filename is 'XMLFile1'.Įnter the file name and location for the XML document and click Save.Provides an easy way to parse and edit Open Packaging Conventions files, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio documents. The Save File As dialog box is displayed. Select the Format Document button on the XML editor toolbar, or press Ctrl+ E, D. The editor adds the XML element,, and positions the cursor after the hire-date start tag. Place the cursor after the ID end tag, type in. The ToolTip for the employee end tag now displays the message: The element 'employee' has incomplete content. The wavy underline and ToolTip are cleared under the ID element value. Return to the XML file, and replace the abc text with 123. The editor opens the hireDate.xsd file in a new document window and positions the cursor on the ID schema element definition. Right-click on the ID element and select Go To Definition. The ToolTip displays the message: The 'ID' element has an invalid value according to its data type. The editor adds the XML element,, and positions the cursor after the ID start tag. The ToolTip displays the message: The element 'employee' has incomplete content. The end tag is added with a wavy underline indicating a validation error. It is also used by IntelliSense to populate the member list of valid elements.

The XML Schema is used to validate the document. The XML Schema is now associated with the XML document.

Select the hireDate.xsd file and click Open. The Open XSD Schema dialog box is displayed. In the document properties window, click the browse button (. The file contains a default XML declaration. Select XML File in the Templates pane and click Open.Ī new file is opened in the editor. On the File menu, point to New, and click File. To create a new XML file and associate it with an XML schema Before starting the walkthrough, save the hireDate.xsd file (included below in this topic) to your local computer.

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